Words Open Worlds

Open to all students who wish to "loosen up" and write with more creative ease. Writing exercises with props, pictures and games may inspire some actual works of literary brilliance, or at least readability! Work will be read aloud among the group (but only if you wish) and thoughts shared – giving and receiving feedback (not criticism) is a key element of improving one’s writing skills. But do leave the "inner critic" at home! You may complete this course alone for 0.5 credit point (0,5 Leistungspunkt), or combine it with Creative Writing 2 to obtain one full credit point (1 Leistungspunkt).

To participate in this workshop, you will have attended Workshop 1 OR you will have done some writing on your own, recently or in the past. You will have the opportunity to focus on what you would like to write, be it short stories, poems, creative non-fiction or a novel. We will share our work and give feedback. Tips on various aspects such as hooking the reader, refining the plot, character development, writing from experience and finding your own voice will be provided. You may complete this course alone for 0.5 credit point (0,5 Leistungspunkt), or combine it with Creative Writing 1 to obtain one full credit point (1 Leistungspunkt).

Lebensumstaende älterer Queers in Kanada und Deutschland

In dieser Veranstaltung wird Prof. Dr. Jen Marchbank von der Simon Fraser University (Kanada) ihre innovativen Forschungen zum Thema „Elder Abuse“ vorstellen, die in besonderer Weise auch die LGBTQ2SA+ Community in Kanada treffen. Prof. Dr. Rainer Fretschner von der Alice-Salomon-Hochschule Berlin wird anschließend seine Erkenntnisse und Perspektiven für die Soziale Arbeit mit älteren Menschen in Deutschland darlegen. In this event, Prof. Dr. Jen Marchbank from Simon Fraser University will present her innovative research on elder abuse, and how it affects the LGBTQ2SA+ community in Canada. Prof. Dr. Rainer Fretschner from ASH Berlin will then present his findings and perspectives on social work with older adults in Germany.

Linking attitudes and values to sustainable behaviour

Why do some people behave in a more sustainable manner than others? Are wealth levels or infrastructure availability, e.g. good bicycle paths, always the root cause? Or are there some deeper underlying attitudes and values concerning sustainable behaviour that lie at the base and may be subconsciously directing our biases towards the topic of sustainability. This short lecture seeks to address these questions by exploring several potential origins of sustainable behaviour. It is part of an ongoing study that analyses how shifts in attitudes and values shape our sustainable behaviour and perception by correlating datasets from two large international organizations: The Environmental Performance Index and the IMD’s World Competitiveness Yearbook.

In today’s globalized world, intercultural competence is a key factor for success – in academics, in the workplace, and in everyday life. Our interactive training "Intercultural Collaboration" offers practical insights into the following topics: • Intercultural communication – how can mutual understanding be achieved? • Working in intercultural teams – how can we collaborate effectively and respectfully? • Unconscious bias – how do unconscious patterns shape our behavior, and how can we deal with them consciously? Through interactive methods, peer exchange, and hands-on exercises, you’ll discover how to use cultural diversity as a resource – to collaborate more effectively in your studies, navigate daily life with confidence, and prepare for a successful start to your career.

Measurements inside the small water- and wind tunnels of the laboratory for numerical mechanics and flow measurement will be conducted. Especially hot-wire probe measurements and measurements with Particle-Image Velocimetry (PIV) will be carried out.

The workshop introduces and discusses basic ideas of post-colonial theory from a number of different vantage points. It will actively encourage students to reflect upon post-colonial thought through a range of different media (film, radio, social media, press, etc.). Students from different disciplines are welcome to use different examples coming from their specific fields of interest and expertise. The lecturer has taught at the universities of Luxembourg, Freiburg and Göttingen.

This two-day workshop will provide students with a chance to consider and discuss social and ethical issues surrounding next-gen AI systems. Students will learn about core concepts such as hidden bias, autonomy and data privacy through a set of case studies that illustrate the tensions and challenges that arise when AI systems trained on user data are deployed at scale. The workshop will also compare and contrast US and EU approaches to AI regulation, and conclude with an exercise in which participants are encouraged to develop positive, human-centered visions for how AI might shape our world.

Wie Polizei und Soziale Arbeit Menschen in psychischen Krisen helfen können

Wie können Polizei und Soziale Arbeit strukturiert zusammenarbeiten um Menschen in psychischen Krisen zu helfen? Dieser Frage werden wir in dieser Veranstaltung nachgehen. Zunächst wird das Konzept "Street Triage" vorgestellt, welches in Großbritannien Anwendung findet. Im Rahmen von Street Triage Arbeit arbeiten Polizeibeamt*innen und Sozialarbeiter*innen Hand in Hand, wenn Menschen aufgrund einer psychischen Krise in Polizeieinsätze geraten. Als Expertin in diesem Gebiet wird Alice Park von der Universität York (Großbritannien) einen Impulsvortrag zu Ausgestaltung und Wirksamkeit von Street Triage halten. Anschließend soll die Umsetzbarkeit von Street Triage in Deutschland diskutiert werden.

Entdecken Sie die Kunst der überzeugenden Präsentation in unserer interaktiven Vorlesung mit Workshop-Elementen zum Thema "Überzeugen mit PowerPoint & Data-based Storytelling mit Think-Cell". In diesem Kurs lernen Sie von praxiserfahrenen Dozenten nicht nur, wie man die eigene Geschwindigkeit in PowerPoint steigert, sondern auch, wie man Präsentationen strukturiert, um Botschaften an Personen mit geringer Aufmerksamkeitsspanne zu vermitteln. Erfahren Sie zudem, wie Sie die Software Think-Cell nutzen können, um Daten in beeindruckende dynamische Grafiken zu verwandeln und Ihre Präsentationen auf ein neues Niveau zu heben.